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E @We @il POTATO CHECKRVV PLANTER.

Application filed March 16, 1921. Serial No. 452,815.

To all who/ift it may concern:

Be it known that l, doinT .le/Lumpur, a citizen ot the United State residing' at Mclntosh, the county ot ik and State oit l/linnesota, have invented ceziin new and useful linprovements in ldotato Ciieclirow Planters; and l do herehy declare the followingv to be a iull, clear, and exact description oi the inventioin auch as Will enable the art to which it apperothers sizilien in tains to maire and use the same.

This invention relates to a planting machine, and particule lj," to such a 'machine de.)A ned to plant pore uoes.

is an object oiz this invention to provide such a machine in which potatoes will ybc. carried in a hopper and can he fed there- Jtrom in regulated quantities and be deposited in the planting turrovvs.

lt is a further object of the invention to provide a delivery chute or spout communieating` with the teeding` means or the hopper, which chute is provided with a double oscillatory valve7 Whicln in the operation ol the machine, acts as a carrying bottom for the chute and also as a delivery means.

lt is a further object of the invention to arrange the planter to be driven by the usual check row Wire or cable7 although, if desired, other means may be used for operating the feeding` mechanism, These and other objects and advantages ot the invention Will be apparent from the vfollowing` description made in connection With the ac?.

companyinv drawings, in Which- F l is a vien7 in side elevation of the device, a large part thereof being` shown as a central longitudinal section; and

Fig. 2 is a partiel plan view ot the feeding means.

,Referring lo the 1lrmvingi;7 the machine is .shown as haring( a traine l which can he of any desiree. suitable coiwruction and which is supported upon trucl; wheels The rear part of the me is divided and joined by a transversely entendingP pivot 3, the portion to the rear ot the pivot being;` designated as la, and an elevated shaft or rod et extends transversely across the rear portion of the fra-nie. This shaft has a lever 5 secured thereto from which a pair ot strap or supporting` members 5 extend to the rear portion or the iront pivoted section ot the frame. The lever 5 Will preferably he provided ivith t-he usual toothed quadrant and handle operated pawl for engaging the saine to hold the lever in any adjusted position.

The front portion ci' the Jframe is provided with transversely extended blocks or members in which is carried a hopper niember 7 adapted to receive and carry the potatoes or the out portions thereoi which are to be planted. A slide 3 is arranged for reciprocation immediately under the hopper and has formed therein an openingv Sa. The opening is arranged to co-operate with the openingr i in the bottom ot the hopper i'. iin auxiliary,7 slide 8b is provided on the slide 8 and has its front end i'ormed of arcuate shape. This slide is adapted to he moved more or less across the opening,` 8 and in order to be held in its various adjusted positions7 is provided With a slot in its rear end through which a screw 8 extends into the slide 8. By tightening or loosening` this screw the slide 8b can be moved toclose more or less of the opening' 8a. The slide 8 is supported upon the plat- :torm 9 and moves `between the guide portions 91L at the sides thereof. This slide is connected at its rear end to a spring l0 which has its other end connected to a rod or bar ll extending between the members 9, .fit the iront of the machine9 and at each side thereof are arranged depending brachw ets supported on the underside olf the :trame members which carry a transversely extending1 shaft ll which is rotatably mounted therein. The arm 12 is rigidly connected to this shaft and, at its outer end, is connected by a rod or link l?) with the iront end ct the slide member S. A chute or spout ll depends from the plattorm 9 and is secured thereto in any suitable manner, and at its lower trout side is provided with hearings i ai. oscillatory shaft iii. .ll double V nienher l5 haring an u `per Wing "d lower Wing 16" is secured to the The Wine" 16a is adapted to swing ie chute Wien the shatt oscillated @e chute is provided with slotlea in its i ar portion into which the e d of the l The Wing itil it adapted to position to close the bottoni of pper or to open the same as the shaft i5 is oscillated. in arm 17 is rigidly se cured to shaft l5 and entends forwardly therefrom. This erm is connected at its outer end by a link i8 to a similar arm 19, which is rigidly secured t0 the shaft 1l and extends downwardly and rearwardly therefrom. The outer end of the shaft 11 is provided with members 20 which are bifurcated or forked at theirl outer ends to receive the ordinary check row wire or cable 21 which is provided at spaced intervals with the customary knots or enlarged portions 22. The side 0f the frame has brackets 23 depending therefrom at the lower end 0f which are secured the grooved sheaves 24, over which the cable 21 is adapted to pass and by which it is supported in operative relation to the member 20.

The operation of the device is as follows:

By moving the lever 5, the front part 1 of the frame can be raised or lowered and the lower part of the chute 14.- brought into the desired relation to the ground or furrow therein. The potatoes will be placed in hopper 7, and as the machine travels across the field, the forli member 2O will be oscillated by the cable 21 moving therein and the enlargement 22 thereof striking the sides of the fork and moving the same rearwardly. This movement will draw the slide 8 forwardly and potatoes will drop from the bottom of the upper part of the opening 8a. lis the slide moves forward, this opening will come into registration with the opening in the top of the chute 14 and the potatoes will drop thereinto. As the shaft l1 is oscillated by the arm 20, the member 16 will swing across the chute 14- so that when the potatoes drop into the chute the same will be supported upon said member. 'When the slide a is thus'drawn forward, the spring 10 is placed under tension. The enlargement 22 will move the arm 2O rearwardly and will then slip off from the fork at the end thereof when the same is swung to point toward the rear. When these members 22 are disengaged from the fork, the spring 10 will retract the slide S. The portion 16L of the valve 16 will then be moved substantially to the position shown in Fig. 1 and the potatoes in the chute will drop onto member 16h. When the next enlargement 22 contacts with the member 20, to repeat the above described operation, the member 16b will be oscillated away from the bottom of the hopper and the potatoes supported thereby will be delivered and deposited in the furrow. rlhe opening 8a is adjusted so that different numbers of potatoes or pieces thereof can be received therein.

F rom the above description it is seen that applicant has produced a simple and eilicient planter and one having relatively few parts, which parts can be simply and ruggedly made. The machine is largely automatic in its action and requires the attendance of but one person.

lt will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in the form, details and arrangement of the parts without departing from the scope of applicants invention, which, generally stated consists in the matter shown and described and set forth in the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A potato planter comprising a frame, a hopper supportedutherebv, a delivery chute supported by and depending from the frame, a double curved wing valve pivoted near the lower end of the chute, one curved portion of which co-operates with the lower end of the chute and the other curved portion of which reciprocates therethrough intermediate the length thereof, an operating arm connected to said valve,l a linl; connected to said arm, a reciprocating slide mounted to reciprocate beneath said hopper and having an opening therein cooperating` with an opening in the bottom of the hopper' and the upper end of the delivery chute, a link connected directly to said slide, a rock shaft having radiating arms connected thereto, two of said arms being connected, respectively, to said linlrs to positively connect with and operate the slide and valve, and the third arm being formed as a fork adapted to receive a checlr row cable, and resilient means for reversely movingsaid slide, valve and roclr shaft.

ln testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN MAlLLOUX.

Witnessesl INGEMAN AASENG, Gro. A. Bnrr. 

